Psalms 118 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.

Thank Yahweh — he is good. His faithful love never runs out.

Let Israel say it: "His faithful love never runs out."

Let the house of Aaron say it: "His faithful love never runs out."

Let everyone who honors Yahweh say it: "His faithful love never runs out."

When I was hemmed in, I called out to Yahweh — and Yahweh answered by setting me free in wide open space.

Yahweh is with me — I will not be afraid. What can any human do to me?

Yahweh is with me as my helper — I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in any human.

It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in rulers.

Every nation surrounded me — but in the name of Yahweh, I cut them down.

They surrounded me, closed in from every side — but in the name of Yahweh, I cut them down.

They swarmed me like bees, but they flared out like a fire in thorns — in the name of Yahweh, I cut them down.

I was pushed hard, about to fall — but Yahweh helped me.

Yahweh is my strength and my song — he has become my rescue.

Listen — shouts of joy and victory ring out from the tents of the just: "Yahweh's right hand strikes with power!"

Yahweh's right hand is raised high! Yahweh's right hand strikes with power!

I will not die — I will live, and I will tell what Yahweh has done.

Yahweh tested me severely — but he did not hand me over to death.

Throw open the gates of what is right for me — I will go through them and thank Yahweh.

This is the gate that leads to Yahweh — the just may enter through it.

I thank you because you answered me — you became my rescue.

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

This is Yahweh's doing — it is extraordinary in our eyes.

This is the day Yahweh has made — let us celebrate and be glad in it.

Please, Yahweh — rescue us! Please, Yahweh — make us thrive!

Life is good for the one who comes in the name of Yahweh. We speak this over you from the house of Yahweh.

Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festival offering with ropes all the way to the horns of the altar.

You are my God, and I will thank you. You are my God, and I will lift you high.

Thank Yahweh — he is good. His faithful love never runs out.